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Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
My husband knew I was someone he loved and someone who loved him until the end. He wasn’t communicating at all for weeks. One day I patted his arm and told him I loved him and he turned and looked me…5 -
Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
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Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
Wow, how they still know us through it all. It make me cry beautiful tears💕💜2 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
Thanks! Good idea!1 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257909#Comment_257909 Thank you. I try to stay aware of the moments we have now that are precious that won’t be here in the future.3 -
Re: Just when you think your loved one is no longer able to understand....
When your love is strong and you are there for your loved one in the good times and bad even as they start to fail, I believe the heart will break through now and then and just command the brain to w…6 -
Re: Take your own care seriously…
You are so right! My DH was diagnosed in 2021. I had planned on caring for him at home as long as I was able. In Dec 2023 I was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer and had to start chemo and then…3 -
Where I Find Peace
My dear wife left us in August, 2025 after her 8+ year struggle with this nightmare. The going remains very hard at this point at home or trying to get out. After her burial, I waited until the cemet…4 -
Re: Am l really losing her now?
Just drove 200 miles reminiscing about family and friends. When we arrived at our home, she told me she enjoyed the conversation with the other man. She didn't know I was driving and didn't…3 -
Re: Trying to help primary caregiver
https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/257980#Comment_257980 edited: sorry, right- uh… Alzheimers, congestive heart Failure, Afib, Angina, pneumonia… he's not getting out of the hospital an…2
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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